Time of the verb

[Francisco]

Hi everybody
Please, In the following example which one "is" or "are" should be use:

"Neither of the stores ____ open after six o'clock"

The best...
Francisco

[Alan]

Hi,

Technically it should be 'is' because the meaning is 'not this store IS open and not that one IS open'.

Alan
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